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Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kick back and take a trip in time to meet some of baseballs all-time great personalities, with one of them as your own personal guide. Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms brings baseball legends to life through the eyes of Elden Auker, a submarine-style pitcher in the American League from 1933 through 1942. Auker, one of the last living pitchers to have faced Babe Ruth, teamed with baseball greats Ted Williams, Hank Greenberg, Jimmie Foxx, Charlier...
4) Joe DiMaggio
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A biography of the baseball legend who hit safely in fifty-six games during the 1941 season.
5) Nolan Ryan
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
A biography of the pitcher with the famous fastball who leads in no-hitters and strikeouts.
9) Bob Feller
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of the baseball player Bob Feller from its beginning to his retirement years.
10) Rogers Hornsby
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Follows the life and career of Baseball Hall of Fame hitter Rogers Hornsby.
12) Roy Campanella
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the baseball player whose successful career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was ended by a serious automobile accident.
13) Honus Wagner
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop who was one of the greatest hitters and fielders in baseball history.
14) Brooks Robinson
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Oriole third baseman whose lifetime fielding average is tops among third basemen in major league history.
15) Johnny Bench
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A biography of the outstanding catcher who led the Cincinnati Reds to four National League pennants and two World Series victories in the 1970s.
17) Duke Snider
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
A biography of the gifted Brooklyn Dodger center fielder nicknamed the Duke of Flatbush.
18) Warren Spahn
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
A biography of the major league pitcher who holds the record for the most wins by a southpaw.
19) Dizzy Dean
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of the man who, in his prime, led major league baseball in wins, strikeouts, complete games, and innings pitched and moved on to a broadcasting career after his retirement as a player.
20) Walter Johnson
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player who was deemed the greatest pitcher of his era.